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West Ham have have banned only 48 fans from the London Stadium following trouble against Chelsea – after publically vowing to keep out 200.

The Hammers will host Arsenal on Saturday in the first London derby since the October 26 EFL Cup tie with Chelsea which saw riot police deployed in the former Olympic arena.

With an MP calling for West Ham’s new ground to be closed down, the club and the London Stadium issued a statement the next day claiming they were “finalising the identification of 200 individuals who will receive stadium bans having been involved in incidents of disorder” during the game.

Trouble flared at West Ham's clash with Chelsea (Photo: Dan Mullan)

But speaking at the London Assembly on Thursday, vice-chairman Karren Brady admitted far fewer than half of the round number of 200 were no longer allowed in the stadium. Some fans have successfully appealed bans while 18 individuals could not be identified.

“It’s not always easy identifying people because if they are in an area causing trouble, you have to follow them back through the CCTV to their seat as that’s where we can find out the names, addresses and who they are,” she said.

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“It is because the stadium has such excellent CCTV that 71 people have been identified and banned.”

West Ham pays £2.5m a year rent for the London Stadium which includes police and stewarding costs. The police bill for the London Stadium operators so far has been £426,170 compared with a total £525,426 and £429,284 for the last two seasons at Upton Park.

Brady added: “We abide by the law, football clubs abide by the law and we pay what is due to be paid.”